Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-06

mail such matter, nor does there appear
te be any federal statute making such an
sCta crime.
WHY THEY PETITION.
CHICAGO, ILL, Nov. Day after day
long lists of names of citizens who hith-
erto hSve been emphatic IN their demand
for the infection CT the eX rene penalty
OF the law on the condemned anarchists
appear attached to petitions for commu-
tatiOn. Among these several legal lights
give their reasons for signing the petit
tons. w. G.. Goudy said: There is no
doubt that they are guilty CT murder, but
it must be remembered that this is not 8
case of ordinary physical assss-
sination. The question is whether
they should be punished to the full
extent OF the law. Judge Gary might
have passed upon 1t in denying Q new
trial, but did not. The Supreme court of
the state simply declared that there was
no legal error in the record Of that trial,
and the Supreme court Of the United
States declared that there was no legal
ground upon which they thew could take
up and review Sae trial. They had often
before talked more violently than
they did at the Hsymarkes meet
ing. The Mayor OF the city, is
highest officer, WAS appealed to to sup
press their talk and stop their paper, but
he refused. This gave them kiad Of
license for talk on tie night Of the muir
der. 1t is q question OF public policy,
aud am certain that the execution of
these men will not suppress the ansrch-
lstic IDEAS Or soCislistic tenden-
cies among the masses by ideas are
that they should be sent to
Joliet for life, put into stripes
aud treated simply az common
ielons. These men &re honest in
their declaration that they would rather
oe hanged than sent to prison for life.
The point Is that they Will be robbed of
ell the romance, sentimertality, or the
| eX&lratiOn Of martyrdom"
Ex-senator Lyman Trumbull said: 81
signed the petition because l was not
altogether satisfied with the manner in
which the triAl Of the anarchists WEs con-
Quoted. Il took place st a time of great
excitement, when it was a1Out impossible
that they should have fair and impartial
| trial"
Judge Moran sad: at is not Gus
tomary in this country 10 hang fellow
| ASA N6-AniL4ee SNlAS4IICAGs liz PGCBlS Will
| oe all right anyhow. Besides will it psy
TO allow these men to become msrtyrsi
Among the laboyipg and middle classes
will IL not give rise to the belief, IN
| founded though it be, that man Of wealth
can say what he pleaSee, but if laborer
! roSiahors m0uth-piece talks he will be
hanged. Many facts IS we'll as statements
are misconstrued and developed into far-
reachiDg consequences
TIE reasons gwen by these gentlemen
seem to voice the sentiments Of the ms
joEity OF the petitioners.
OGLEsBY's WORK.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Nov. 5.-GoYerno,
| OglesbY did not reach his office uutil
nesrlysl1 O'Clock this morning, and IS pow
| busy engaged III opening aud perGsing his
mail. Communications regarding the
anarchist question are pouring il upon
him more numerously than ever, and
compose the grester part of his mail.
| The Governor has locked himself
| IL his priv3te Office and even his private
| secretary has nos seen him this morning
Ali kinds OF rumor5 are 1h1st regardi1g
the Governor Improbable action In the mat
ter and are of course equally uEfounded
| He patiently examines all the Communl
| cations, however, and shows 8 DISPOSE
! 5ion to give the petitions in behalf Of the
condemned men conscientious consider
alton.
| HOW TIE POLICE VIEW IT.
CHICAGO, Ill Nov. 5.-Now that there
| seems TO be stampede in the direction
! Of s. c0mmutation Of the sentence of the
convicted anarchists it mSy be We'll Il
mention what the effect Of il has alresdI
| been in very important section OF the
community, police force. Already 6
teeting akin TO dismay has arisen among
the blue coats. : veteran officer voiced
the general sentiment of the force
this morning when be said: "It these
men are allowed to triumph ever our Ian
through meddlesome'peop!e, TO cave who's,
lives and proparty we rlsked our oWu CT
that awful night of May I, you will fac
that the police force Of Cbicsgo vii
never fight another battle with the Chi
csgo anarchists. It is ell very well K
say 1t is 4 terrible thing to take seven hu
man lives, but 1 say it is no
more terrible than the way Il
which they took the lives of seven o
our boys and msimed dozens Of them tina
May evening. But suppose the life o
q policeman is nothing when weighed
against that Of an anarchist. I suppose
it is cur duty to &c butcteIed II defens
CT the communty ond receive no prctec
ton fcom that community. I say no pro
tecsiou, Tor the OILY protection we coulC
receive is the fistiHg punishment Of thes'
Offenders whom ne have br0ugi
20 bay. Il is all right 70
the judges TO say that these men vii
preach their doctrine more eloquent,
dead :han alive, bat tell you that IL tee
escspe the gallo1s the doctrine CT an
archy will be preached SO eloqUeutly tbs
those who tc0k part in obtaining th
Communication will i've 10 rue the ds
they did so. For cur psrt, the police c
Chicago will be more cautious IL riskin
their lives snd fearing the snarchssts
bombs than they were year ago last,
he all-meTcF-and-no- justice doctrine j
to obtain. The discomfort, il is believed
will soon and some strong public expires
SION"
THE VISITORS.
| CHICAGO, ILL, Nov st is sisted TO
dey that anarchist LingE still refuses &
siga aDy petition Tor executive clemeDcy
Mrs. Parsons seemed 10 be in excallSn
aumor S1e chatted with ner HUSBAND
for fifteen or twenty mtuutes, and ther
5ustled our. She carried q basket full o
General TrumbulHs listle pamphlets. tt
red cover hkd been discarded and they ar